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the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the floor, he refused to tell us why, give us any indication of warning, and eric cantor met with us throughout the week, he devised the strategy how he would bring it to the floor to make it acceptable, to let republicans who wanted to vote against certain partments of the bill, they could do that, but the bill was going to pass, but the bottom line is, the republican speaker walked off the floor without allowing a vote. i'm just saying these people have no problem finding new york when they're trying to raise money. they raise millions in new york city and new jersey. they sent gover
the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the...
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are you aware of any organized opposition to relief for the victims of superstorm sandy? >> absolutely not. i haven't heard of any organized effort. i heard some of my colleagues on the republican side say they'd like to give a lot less than the $60.4 billion. but we thought we had the votes that would pass the amendment to make it a $60.4 billion bill. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> up next, hillary clinton's expected to make a full recovery after doctors discovered a blood clot near her brain. the same might not be true of her harshest critics who accused her of faking illness to avoid testifying about benghazi. that's ahead. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. like gas station sushi. or super cheap car insurance. and then there are good decisions. like esurance. the
are you aware of any organized opposition to relief for the victims of superstorm sandy? >> absolutely not. i haven't heard of any organized effort. i heard some of my colleagues on the republican side say they'd like to give a lot less than the $60.4 billion. but we thought we had the votes that would pass the amendment to make it a $60.4 billion bill. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> up next, hillary clinton's expected to make a full recovery...
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we're going to start with superstorm sandy. at anytime now, any minute, new jersey governor chris christie set to hold a news conference on the fight over aid to victims of superstorm sandy. these victims may have to wait for months for help, because your congress just cannot get it together. unless, unless a meeting this hour provides a last minute fix, house lawmakers will leave town would the passing an aid package to help sandy survivors rebuild their homes and their lives. lawmakers from areas affected by sandy are furious that the senate-passed bill may die. republican congressman peter king says it is all speaker boehner's fault. >> speaker boehner is the one. he walked off the floor. he refused to toll us why. refused to give us any indication or warning whatsoever. i'm saying anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes one penny to the republican congressional campaign committee should have their head examined. i would not give one penny to these people based on what they did to us last night. i would say -- i'
we're going to start with superstorm sandy. at anytime now, any minute, new jersey governor chris christie set to hold a news conference on the fight over aid to victims of superstorm sandy. these victims may have to wait for months for help, because your congress just cannot get it together. unless, unless a meeting this hour provides a last minute fix, house lawmakers will leave town would the passing an aid package to help sandy survivors rebuild their homes and their lives. lawmakers from...
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sandy and now don't have the relief and congress goes home? >> well, you're absolutely right. it is incomprehensible. you're right. in vermont we suffered, and now in new jersey and new york people are suffering. but as you know, we passed an emergency relief program, disaster relief program, for sandy. we passed it in the senate. >> i know you did. >> our republican friends in the house chose not to do with it -- to deal with that issue, and i think that is a real tragedy. >> senator, thanks for joining us today. again, happier 2013 to you. >> happy new year to you as well. >> thanks. >>> stocks are soaring, first trading day of the new year, the market is buoyed by a better than expected report. joining me, ruth marcus, also greg yip. welcome both. the markets just reacting to this last-minute deal? other fundamentals that you are looking at? >> mostly it is the deal. the deal does three things that the markets are happy about, number one, taxes in the new year, number two, removes some of the uncertainty about fiscal policy that's been plag
sandy and now don't have the relief and congress goes home? >> well, you're absolutely right. it is incomprehensible. you're right. in vermont we suffered, and now in new jersey and new york people are suffering. but as you know, we passed an emergency relief program, disaster relief program, for sandy. we passed it in the senate. >> i know you did. >> our republican friends in the house chose not to do with it -- to deal with that issue, and i think that is a real tragedy....
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. >> kimberly: i thought it was the superstorm sandy. specifically, when we had the little bear hug where christie, game changer for the election, where christie went and embraced obama. that was a big deal. he was the main people surrogate for romney campaigning in the election for him to validate and say hey, this guy is doing a great job. didn't help days before the election. >> eric: big story. sandy. christie. two big stories. >> kimberly: yes. >> eric: juan, what about you, sir? actually i don't think there is any -- >> juan: i don't think there is any question. the big story of the year was the election. the big story here is the change in the way technology, media treats an election. i remember the debate. the first debate. won by romney. the way i was looking at it. obama is not doing bad. not doing great but basically you got to knock out the champ to beat him. it didn't see a knock-out. all my friends like sean hannity, i sit next two on twitter and they're scoring the debate minute by minute, everything going on in social med
. >> kimberly: i thought it was the superstorm sandy. specifically, when we had the little bear hug where christie, game changer for the election, where christie went and embraced obama. that was a big deal. he was the main people surrogate for romney campaigning in the election for him to validate and say hey, this guy is doing a great job. didn't help days before the election. >> eric: big story. sandy. christie. two big stories. >> kimberly: yes. >> eric: juan, what...
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can speaker john boehner keep his job after the debacle over aid for superstorm sandy? >>> plus your money, your taxes, new concern this morning over when you can expect your tax refund from uncle sam. the cnn money team is on it. and this -- >> he said touching that pole, but it's really not. >> it's really not. and move over, erin andrews, a 3-year-old football fan may be around your job. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning. it's been more than five months since a gunman opened fire. in just two weeks, that complex in aurora will reopen. 12 people were killed in july. 58 were injured. cinemark invited those families to a special evening of remembrance, but that offer has upset a lot of families. their response. they sent us this invite two days after christmas. how insensitive can you possibly be? they never even offered condolences. we will not be used as pawn to help them with ticket sales. the offer of a free ticket for a family member and a guest is despicable. our family members paid for their ticket with nair lives. listen to one family member. >> that
can speaker john boehner keep his job after the debacle over aid for superstorm sandy? >>> plus your money, your taxes, new concern this morning over when you can expect your tax refund from uncle sam. the cnn money team is on it. and this -- >> he said touching that pole, but it's really not. >> it's really not. and move over, erin andrews, a 3-year-old football fan may be around your job. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning. it's been more...
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speaker boehner refused to bring forward a bill funding emergency aid for victims of superstorm sandy. this is how republican peter king responded this morning. >> john boehner has been personally helpful over the years, so it pains me to say this, but the fact is, the dismissive attitude that was shown last night towards new york, new jersey, connecticut, typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> now, unfortunately, these leaders will still need to work together, and soon. with one deadline down last night, the president has already begun positioning himself for the next fight. >> we'll negotiate over many things. i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills that they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we've already incurred. >> the debt ceiling is coming, the sequesters are coming. cue the next countdown clock. joining us now from washington, the sage of capitol hill, hardes
speaker boehner refused to bring forward a bill funding emergency aid for victims of superstorm sandy. this is how republican peter king responded this morning. >> john boehner has been personally helpful over the years, so it pains me to say this, but the fact is, the dismissive attitude that was shown last night towards new york, new jersey, connecticut, typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our...
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funding for recovery from superstorm sandy. >> stephanie: republicans didn't think that was timely or important. >> it made obama look good. so they hate it. the whole idea. >> stephanie: the president. >> obama: the one thing that i think hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama. not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> you know what? it's going to happen again in two months. >> a little less drunken lunacy from boehner. >> stephanie: deb in california. hi deb. >> caller: happy new year. >> stephanie: happy new year. >> caller: there's confetti all over the house right now just for the three of you. >> yea! >> caller: so i'm calling because we were awake and paying attention to news channels and things on the new year's eve time. and really we can't let the -- even the senate republicans and the congressional -- the house of representatives, we call them the house of republicans but we shouldn't let them get off the hook because we did go over the fiscal cliff. that was what was being reported
funding for recovery from superstorm sandy. >> stephanie: republicans didn't think that was timely or important. >> it made obama look good. so they hate it. the whole idea. >> stephanie: the president. >> obama: the one thing that i think hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama. not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> you know what? it's going to happen again in two...
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his district includes union beach and bellmawr, towns hit hard by superstorm sandy. really, sir, i've got to show you this sort of shows congress can only do one thing at a time and that one thing now is just figuring out a budget and not disaster relief. it looks like it's a congress that is completely dysfunctional. boehner has assured your republican colleagues that the flood insurance part will be brought up on friday in the new congress that gives $9 billion to fema's national flood insurance program. the agency has said that's going to run out of money by next week. do you think this is all going to happen now? >> well, the problem is that it's not enough. in other words, it's been nine weeks since the storm and we want to rebuild the jersey shore. the fact of the matter is if all we do is pass a bill in the house that deals with the flood inrance aspect, that's not going to address most of the problems. in other words, we want funding for our army corps projects to rebuild our beaches and dunes to protect these areas. the towns need to be reimbursed for what t
his district includes union beach and bellmawr, towns hit hard by superstorm sandy. really, sir, i've got to show you this sort of shows congress can only do one thing at a time and that one thing now is just figuring out a budget and not disaster relief. it looks like it's a congress that is completely dysfunctional. boehner has assured your republican colleagues that the flood insurance part will be brought up on friday in the new congress that gives $9 billion to fema's national flood...
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sandy aid bill. some republican lawmakers say ' portion of the multi-billion dollar legislation actually goes to the victims and they believe the rest is filled with pork. they say it's unrelated spending, including items like 150 million dollars in funding for alaskan fisheries, that's not slowed down the latest attacks on the g.o.p. listen. >> everybody played by the rules, except tonight when the rug was pulled out from under us, absolutely inexcusable. indefensible, we have a moral obligation to hold this vote. >> mr. speaker, we cannot turn our backs on our citizens who need us. >> i have to go home and tell them their new years gift is that they're going to wait even longer, even longer for something they should have had over a month ago. >> ithis is an absolute disgrace and the speaker should hang his head in shame for not allowing this to come up. >> megyn: shannon bream is live in washington. that was democrats and republicans bashing the republican leadership for not allowing a vote on this
sandy aid bill. some republican lawmakers say ' portion of the multi-billion dollar legislation actually goes to the victims and they believe the rest is filled with pork. they say it's unrelated spending, including items like 150 million dollars in funding for alaskan fisheries, that's not slowed down the latest attacks on the g.o.p. listen. >> everybody played by the rules, except tonight when the rug was pulled out from under us, absolutely inexcusable. indefensible, we have a moral...
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fox news learned the house plans to split the superstorm sandy aide bill to two parts. giving the lawmakers opposed to a large bill the ability to vote against it and vote on the other part so they don't appear unwilling to help storm victims. the base would provide immediate funding to those affected by the october storm that devastated new york and new jersey coastlines. meanwhile, republicans are still meeting up on capitol hill. we have a live camera outside of that meeting. they are, the camera just shooting in and out there. they are meeting and those are the microphones they may come and talk to reporters after they finish that conference meeting. we are just getting word of something that perhaps is happening behind those doors. senior g.o.p. leadership aide is telling fox that the speaker presented his members two options. the first would be to make an amendment to the senate bill that would add a package of spending cuts. the whip, majority whip would do a whip check, vote check to see if the spending cut amendment could pass. if they get a commitment of 218 v
fox news learned the house plans to split the superstorm sandy aide bill to two parts. giving the lawmakers opposed to a large bill the ability to vote against it and vote on the other part so they don't appear unwilling to help storm victims. the base would provide immediate funding to those affected by the october storm that devastated new york and new jersey coastlines. meanwhile, republicans are still meeting up on capitol hill. we have a live camera outside of that meeting. they are, the...
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sandy. i'm joined by john yarmouth, a member of the budget committee. congressman, i want to play a little bit more. i was struck by this. i want to play a little bit more of your colleagues reacting to the bill on hurricane sandy relief not being brought up. let's play a little bit more of that. and we'll talk about it. >> i am deeply zpoe lly disappo. speaker. >> to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, disgusting, unworthy of the leadership of this house. >> absolutely inexcusable, absolutely indefensible. >> i'm usually proud of this house. tonight i am ashamed. shame on you, mr. speaker. >> sort of a rare bit of bipartisanship, there speaker. you had peter king, a republican, eliot dangel there, a democrat. was this a mistake to end the 112th congress on this note? >> well, certainly, i think it would have been much more reasonable to try and pass the relief measure. there was a little bit of technical problem there in that the house was dealing with two sep
sandy. i'm joined by john yarmouth, a member of the budget committee. congressman, i want to play a little bit more. i was struck by this. i want to play a little bit more of your colleagues reacting to the bill on hurricane sandy relief not being brought up. let's play a little bit more of that. and we'll talk about it. >> i am deeply zpoe lly disappo. speaker. >> to ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, disgusting, unworthy of the leadership of this...
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but the house decidet not to vote on a relief bill for victims of superstorm sandy. on friday they voted for $60 billion for those in new york and new jersey. the leaders called off the vote because of the fiscal cliff deadline. new york lawmakers are steaming. >> hurricane sandy struck on october 29th. eight, nine weeks ago. it's unprecedented that it should take so long. and yet we are now told that this house is going to adjourn, that even though the senate voted for the aid, we're going to do nothing, it's unprecedented. it's disgusting. >> there's no way to sugar coat this. a new study finds eating fructose may trigger brain activity that make use overeat. fructose is added to drinks and foods. they found the brain fails to react to feeling full the way it does when people eat regular sugar. the researchers say this leads to more'ding and potentially to obesity. >>> and there's one study that means there may be an advantage to being heavy. it could help you live longer. people with a body max index considered overweight have 56% lower risk of death than people w
but the house decidet not to vote on a relief bill for victims of superstorm sandy. on friday they voted for $60 billion for those in new york and new jersey. the leaders called off the vote because of the fiscal cliff deadline. new york lawmakers are steaming. >> hurricane sandy struck on october 29th. eight, nine weeks ago. it's unprecedented that it should take so long. and yet we are now told that this house is going to adjourn, that even though the senate voted for the aid, we're...
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. >>> the senate has approved a $60.4 billion recovery package for areas affected by superstorm sandy. the bill faces an uncertainty future in the house. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the $60.4 billion aid legislation for sandy may languagish in the house. number one, the cost, and number two, the calendar. some lawmakers are uncomfortable with the costly package, with the nation's tight economic situation they might want to scale it back or include cuts elsewhere. here is one gop congressman from south carolina. >> we live in hurricane alley. it may be me next, my district after the next hurricane. we absolutely have to pay for it. it's the right thing to do. we cannot continue to borrow this much money to pay for things that we want but want to pay for out of our tax money. >> reporter: the possible holdup in the house prompted the governors of new jersey, new york and connecticut to send a letter -- >> reporter: the second difficulty for the house, the calendar. they're running out of time. house gop speaker john boehner, who has signaled he does support some kind
. >>> the senate has approved a $60.4 billion recovery package for areas affected by superstorm sandy. the bill faces an uncertainty future in the house. >> reporter: there are a couple of reasons why the $60.4 billion aid legislation for sandy may languagish in the house. number one, the cost, and number two, the calendar. some lawmakers are uncomfortable with the costly package, with the nation's tight economic situation they might want to scale it back or include cuts...
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sandy relief, is boehner the problem or is controlling the republican convention, like a bunch of herding cats, as the speaker has said in the past? >> definitely the latter. controlling this caulk discuss a much greater problem than john boehner. if you look at the people who defected, one was not tom price, he ended up voting for boehner for speaker, but if you look at the people who defected, did not vote for john boehner for speaker, no consensus among them at all there is no alternative there is no uprising to support someone else who could be speaker, they really are split. that, if anything is indicative of the fact that this caulk discuss very splintered right now. >> yeah, of those who did not vote forth speaker, three went for eric captor, okay, understandable, two for alan west, who is no longer part of the house, but interesting votes there how about speaker boehner who says that he's done, he is done negotiating one-on-one with the president, something that has not brought to fruition what he hoped would happen. ab, that does not exactly inspire confidence in our elected offi
sandy relief, is boehner the problem or is controlling the republican convention, like a bunch of herding cats, as the speaker has said in the past? >> definitely the latter. controlling this caulk discuss a much greater problem than john boehner. if you look at the people who defected, one was not tom price, he ended up voting for boehner for speaker, but if you look at the people who defected, did not vote for john boehner for speaker, no consensus among them at all there is no...
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. >>> one of the biggest stories of 2012, superstorm sandy. long island, new york city and nerming new jersey all braced for the -- and new jersey braced for the storm, but nobody could have predicted sandy's immense devastation. and new information on the head injury of secretary of state hillary clinton. what she is battling. coming up, what her health crisis could mean for her political future. >>> welcome back. 2012 was a brutal year for weather in the u.s. mother natured tested in every conceivable way. janice dean takes a look now at the wild weather year that was 2012. >> 2012 has more than its fair share of wild weather. whether it was destructive, deadly or just plain hot, extreme weather affected americans in every part of the country. after a mild winter for most, spring roared in with tornadoes. twisters tore through several states wiping out communities and killing several people. a devastating ef4 tornado with winds up to 200 miles per hour hit the midwest. henryville and maryville completely obliterated. heartbreaking stories of
. >>> one of the biggest stories of 2012, superstorm sandy. long island, new york city and nerming new jersey all braced for the -- and new jersey braced for the storm, but nobody could have predicted sandy's immense devastation. and new information on the head injury of secretary of state hillary clinton. what she is battling. coming up, what her health crisis could mean for her political future. >>> welcome back. 2012 was a brutal year for weather in the u.s. mother natured...
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the senate has agreed to provide aid to victims of superstorm sandy. by a 61-33 vote, the chamber passed a measure overing over $60 billion in help. it how heads to the house which must approve the bill by thursday or the frosz consider the money -- process to consider the money must start all over again. at least 113 people were killed when superstorm sandy hit in late october. the governors of new york and new jersey have estimated damages at over $78 billion. >>> the east coast getting ready for some more snow. new york will get a couple inches today while parts of connecticut and eastern massachusetts, they could see more snow by tonight. our bonnie schneider is monitoring the weather for us today. bonnie, how much snow is coming to the northeast? >>> it's -- it varies depending where you are. i'll tell you, outside at this very moment, we have big, white, fluffy flakes hitting washington, d.c. let's take a look. we can take you to the white house. look at that. the snow is coming down. heavy and hard. they're working hard over there. let's take a
the senate has agreed to provide aid to victims of superstorm sandy. by a 61-33 vote, the chamber passed a measure overing over $60 billion in help. it how heads to the house which must approve the bill by thursday or the frosz consider the money -- process to consider the money must start all over again. at least 113 people were killed when superstorm sandy hit in late october. the governors of new york and new jersey have estimated damages at over $78 billion. >>> the east coast...
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sandy aid. i want to ask you that, but in a moment we want to get back to the floor here. house and senate members taking the oath of office. let's listen in. >> you're being to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. congratulations. [ applause ] >> we are watching representative tammy baldwin. she is signing the pledge, the oath that she has taken the vice president swearing in the senators there on the floor. we are now watching from wyoming john barbarraso. i talked to him the other day about his impressions and what he's looking forward to. that's sherry brown of ohio signing and giving the congratulations and, of course, the handshakes. wolf, i want you to talk a little bit about this moment and what this means. you have new senators who are signing the pledge there. there are 13 new senators that signed on. this is a special moment for our country. >> they bring in a few senators at a time to be sworn in by the president of the united states, who is the vice president
sandy aid. i want to ask you that, but in a moment we want to get back to the floor here. house and senate members taking the oath of office. let's listen in. >> you're being to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. congratulations. [ applause ] >> we are watching representative tammy baldwin. she is signing the pledge, the oath that she has taken the vice president swearing in the senators there on the floor. we are now watching from wyoming john...
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superstorm sandy slammed into the new york city area and left thousands homeless long the east coast. >> those are our homes. we lost everything. and everything is gone. >> the biggest atlantic storm in history caused billions of dollars and in damages. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing 10 boys. the ncaa took away 13 years of penn state's victories costing the late joe paterno has title as the winningest coach in major college football. >> lance armstrong lost millions in endorsements and walked away from his live strong charity after the u.s. antidoping agency throughout the seven tour de france titles and banned him from cycling. despite overwhelming evident, armstrong maintains he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. john edwards walked after federal prosecutors failed to convince a jury the former presidential candidate misused campaign donations to hide his mistress. the last of nasa's fleet of space shuttles arrived at museums around the country. >> and launch. >> reporter: while the first
superstorm sandy slammed into the new york city area and left thousands homeless long the east coast. >> those are our homes. we lost everything. and everything is gone. >> the biggest atlantic storm in history caused billions of dollars and in damages. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing 10 boys. the ncaa took away 13 years of penn state's victories costing the late joe paterno has title as the...
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meanwhile outrage is growing over superstorm sandy funding. the house pledging to vote on the aid bill as leaders on both sides of the aisle expressed concerns over the delay. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us now. so, mike, give us the assessment. is speaker boehner in trouble? >> reporter: jon, we're told 25 or 30 conservative members who have reservations about speaker boehner continuing on as speaker of the house of representatives but i talked to a lot of folks here on capitol hill, members, people close to leadership, outside of boehner's team who suggest they do not believe that boehner will be in trouble when push comes to shove, when the house votes in about two hours on the next speaker of the house. a lot of republicans here on capitol hill both in the house and senate are essentially trying to turn the page on the 112th congress and looking forward to fighting for their principles in the new congress. >> our strongest hand are three things and that is the debt ceiling, the continuing resolut
meanwhile outrage is growing over superstorm sandy funding. the house pledging to vote on the aid bill as leaders on both sides of the aisle expressed concerns over the delay. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us now. so, mike, give us the assessment. is speaker boehner in trouble? >> reporter: jon, we're told 25 or 30 conservative members who have reservations about speaker boehner continuing on as speaker of the house of representatives but i talked...
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super storm sandy. >> this historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the united states. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of people from virginia to massachusetts. >> i've never seen devastation like this in my life. >> the surf here getting much more violent. >> curfew is under way right now. you are not to be on the streets. >> they're keeping an eye on the possibility of flooding. >> superstorm sandy has crippled the nation's biggest transit system. >> talking about flooding, possible power outages that could last for days. >> people just need to be self aware. >> the storm killed at least 113 people in the u.s. and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. total repairs will take decades. chad myers, cnn. >>> next, the most intriguing people of 2012 as voted on by you. but first, remembering some of those we lost this past year. ♪ but bounty basic can handle them. in this lab demo, bounty basic is stronger than the leading bargain brand. everyday life? bring it. bounty basic. n
super storm sandy. >> this historic superstorm made landfall over the most populated areas of the united states. wind damage, power outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of people from virginia to massachusetts. >> i've never seen devastation like this in my life. >> the surf here getting much more violent. >> curfew is under way right now. you are not to be on the streets. >> they're keeping an eye on the...
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superstorm sandy was, you know, sort of case in point, an example of that. >> why is this happening? is there anything that we can do to reverse it? >> there's nothing we can do to reverse it. at this point the consensus is very, very clear. the warming is being caused by fossil fuel pollution, carbon dioxide emissions that is burning of coal, burning of oil, burning of natural gas. that carbon pollution, those greenhouse gases are the primary contributor to this warming and the warming that is projected is baked into the atmosphere at this point. it's not good news. >> if people want to read more, where can they find out more about this? >> well, i cover it regularly at nationaljournal.com. i've got a lot of coverage of all of the latest findings and real world impacts of what they mean. >> coral davenport, thank you for being here this morning. >> sure. thanks for having me. >>> we're about to wrap this hour of "weekends with alex witt." thank you for joining me. but straight ahead, more smart political talk with "up with chris hayes" and then "melissa harris-perry." i'm t.j. holme
superstorm sandy was, you know, sort of case in point, an example of that. >> why is this happening? is there anything that we can do to reverse it? >> there's nothing we can do to reverse it. at this point the consensus is very, very clear. the warming is being caused by fossil fuel pollution, carbon dioxide emissions that is burning of coal, burning of oil, burning of natural gas. that carbon pollution, those greenhouse gases are the primary contributor to this warming and the...
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jon: superstorm sandy caused so much devastation when it slammed into the northeast. the senate approved billions of dollars in aid to help the victims. why those affected won't be seeing any of that money anytime soon. [gunfire] >>> plus one of the deadliest attacks in weeks in syria as the violence there only gets worse. how much longer than the assad regime last? ambassador john bolton with his thoughts next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the onl
jon: superstorm sandy caused so much devastation when it slammed into the northeast. the senate approved billions of dollars in aid to help the victims. why those affected won't be seeing any of that money anytime soon. [gunfire] >>> plus one of the deadliest attacks in weeks in syria as the violence there only gets worse. how much longer than the assad regime last? ambassador john bolton with his thoughts next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it...
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. >> and later from superstorm sandy to scorching summer temperatures we'll look back at the wild weather of 2012. >>> call it fiscal cliff friday, stocks taking a nosedive again as lawmakers take their fight into the final hours. congress and the president have until the ball drops new year's eve to figure something out on those automatic tax hikes and spending cuts, but union workers have figured out a deal to avoid the so-called container cliff for now with the massive weekend strike looming, the longshoremen, shippers, operators and ports all agreeing to extend the union's contract until early february and avoid port shutdowns. meantime as the year winds down, 2012 is shaping up to be a pretty good one for banks. american banks closing out their best profits in six years and fewest failures since 2008, 51 banks closed their doors this year, still a lot historically but well below recent levels. drumroll, please. the top money making star of 2012, denzel washington. theater owners nationwide say moviegoers flock to denzel's movies more than anyone else's and hathaway and hugh jackson r
. >> and later from superstorm sandy to scorching summer temperatures we'll look back at the wild weather of 2012. >>> call it fiscal cliff friday, stocks taking a nosedive again as lawmakers take their fight into the final hours. congress and the president have until the ball drops new year's eve to figure something out on those automatic tax hikes and spending cuts, but union workers have figured out a deal to avoid the so-called container cliff for now with the massive weekend...
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who can forget superstorm sandy. damages as high as $50 billion raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number 5, china. is china slowing or leading the world? we do know choina will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 203. china getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign, probably because it's pretty clear china is both a competitor and a partner. >> number 4, europe. the european union was fractured by too much debt and the us a trty plans to fix it. that saga is far from over. >> number 3, the housing market finally bottomed out. the combination of low home prices and continued record low mortgage rates set off a building and buying spree. investors began buying entire neighborhoods but first-time buyers were also able to get a home of their own for the first time in years. as long as they had a hefty down payment. >> number 2. >> cnn projects that barack obama will be reelected president of the united sta
who can forget superstorm sandy. damages as high as $50 billion raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether we should be spending money to fix it. >> number 5, china. is china slowing or leading the world? we do know choina will be the biggest economy in the world by 2020, for sure by 203. china getting more than a few mentions during the presidential campaign, probably because it's pretty clear china is both a competitor and a partner. >> number 4, europe. the...
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sandy. >> the winds were very strong last night. plus we are more vulnerable now because we don't have any sand out on the beach. >> we went through the previous storm and it was bad. i didn't expect another one that quickly. >> and harris, forecasters predicting an additional 4-8-inches of snow overnight in maine. back to you. >> harris: and ney kooiman thank you very much. let's learn more about what is coming. >> watching the storm moving east of new england. see it almost in the swirl in the cloud cover. there located in the large circulation coming around the storm. still strong windy conditions through the northeast and heavy snows flying across northern new england on into northern maine. the storm did leave behind a swath of snow west of new york city and into southern new england. a 4-8-inch swath of snow and up towards northern and central new england those areas picking up 10-15-inches of snow. not great news for travelers but better news for the ski resorts which had a devastating winter last year. >> harris: we still ha
sandy. >> the winds were very strong last night. plus we are more vulnerable now because we don't have any sand out on the beach. >> we went through the previous storm and it was bad. i didn't expect another one that quickly. >> and harris, forecasters predicting an additional 4-8-inches of snow overnight in maine. back to you. >> harris: and ney kooiman thank you very much. let's learn more about what is coming. >> watching the storm moving east of new england....
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but this week, that produced an embarrassing fight over aid for the victims of superstorm sandy. after boehner pulled a $60 billion sandy spending bill from the house floor late on tuesday, perhaps worried what was going to happen after the fiscal cliff bill, that it would go down, that didn't sit well with some republicans from the northeast who raked him over the coals. >> we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> the federal government doesn't have a role in this? absurd. absolutely absurd. >> i think it's inexcusable that we did not have this vote. >> we have been devastated. and i would hope that the speaker will bring this to the floor as quickly as possible. >> but the worst tongue lashing came, again, boehner came from new jersey governor, chris christie. a political version of the incredible hulk. you don't want to make chris christie angry. >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. i called the speaker four times last night after
but this week, that produced an embarrassing fight over aid for the victims of superstorm sandy. after boehner pulled a $60 billion sandy spending bill from the house floor late on tuesday, perhaps worried what was going to happen after the fiscal cliff bill, that it would go down, that didn't sit well with some republicans from the northeast who raked him over the coals. >> we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> the federal government...
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sandy for their slow response getting lights turned back on. we have seen a lot of plows going in tandem trying to work the roadways. officially possible but salt trucks have been out and about but some folks in upstate new york are used to lake effect snow but this first storm of the season, off-guard. >> you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff i don't care how long you live here, you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff. it is cold. it has got to get done. >> roadways are absolutely nasty in some places. listen to what some commuters are saying. >> a little bit slippery. you have to drive slow because you see accidents everywhere. >> the main roads were eyes. everyone was averaging 15, 20 miles an hour. >> more than 500 flights have been canceled, 1600 flights canceled yesterday. as far as airports go there running on a two hour delay at la guardia. liz: stay warm. lori: how will this affect retail sales which are coming off of the worst holiday season for years? joining me with some answers, evan gold, analytic senior vice p
sandy for their slow response getting lights turned back on. we have seen a lot of plows going in tandem trying to work the roadways. officially possible but salt trucks have been out and about but some folks in upstate new york are used to lake effect snow but this first storm of the season, off-guard. >> you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff i don't care how long you live here, you can never be prepared for this kind of stuff. it is cold. it has got to get done. >>...
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government is about helping families recover and rebuild from major disasters like superstorm sandy. in a shocking display of neglect, this house majority decided not to allow a vote on disaster aid funds so desperately needed to recover and repair from this storm. hurricane sandy was one of the most severe storms to hit connecticut in our state's history. all across our region families' houses were destroyed and lives were upended. and whether it has been a fire in the west, a tornado in the midwest, a hurricane in the gulf coast or a storm in the northeast, this body acted. we didn't say no. it was a resounding yes to help because it is the central responsibility of this institution to act on behalf of the american people and yet here we are two months since sandy destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, took 100 lives across this nation. this house majority said no on a vote for disaster assistance to help millions of people get back on their feet again. the republican leadership has broken that contract of citizenship. they have said to my constituents in stratford, in milfor
government is about helping families recover and rebuild from major disasters like superstorm sandy. in a shocking display of neglect, this house majority decided not to allow a vote on disaster aid funds so desperately needed to recover and repair from this storm. hurricane sandy was one of the most severe storms to hit connecticut in our state's history. all across our region families' houses were destroyed and lives were upended. and whether it has been a fire in the west, a tornado in the...
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. >> "outfront" next, nearly two months after superstorm sandy devastated the northeast, the victims are still not getting the help they need. the reason may surprise you. and the best of the worst political fumbles of the year. a couple of your favorite flubs. i bet they made the list. tune in next. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd. then i read an artie about study that oked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. hey used centr silver f t study... so i guess my wife was right. male anner ] centrum. ways your mostomplet [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold sympt
. >> "outfront" next, nearly two months after superstorm sandy devastated the northeast, the victims are still not getting the help they need. the reason may surprise you. and the best of the worst political fumbles of the year. a couple of your favorite flubs. i bet they made the list. tune in next. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male...
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. >> superstorm sandy caused damage to new york, new jersey, connecticut and it's up to lawmakers in the house to approve a bill covering the cost of reconstruction. they're working on this while they're working on the fiscal cliff. why this deal may not happen next. obviously a lot of attention tonight on the fiscal cliff. we're inside 30 hours until the expiration date on tax cuts. there are other important bits of business on capitol hill before the end of the year. in other words, in the next 30 hours or so. on friday, the senate approved a more than $60 billion bill to pay for construction costs for superstorm sandy. you see the video of that here. the house still needs to vote on that legislation. it isn't clear yet what the house is going to do. molly henneberg is live in d.c. there's a holdup in the house. what is it? >> the price tag. house republicans say it's too steep. a south carolina republican congressman said he and others want to help the people hurt by sandy but lawmakers need to figure out where the money's going to come from. >> it's not paid for. i know that's a
. >> superstorm sandy caused damage to new york, new jersey, connecticut and it's up to lawmakers in the house to approve a bill covering the cost of reconstruction. they're working on this while they're working on the fiscal cliff. why this deal may not happen next. obviously a lot of attention tonight on the fiscal cliff. we're inside 30 hours until the expiration date on tax cuts. there are other important bits of business on capitol hill before the end of the year. in other words, in...
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sandy. republican leaders took no action on the sandy relief measure last night, angering new york area lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> everybody played by the rules, except tonight, the rug was pulled out from under us, inexcusable and indefensible. we have a moral obligation to have this vote. >> the senate approved more than $60 billion for sandy relief. >> back to the planned story, talk about your eye in the sky, this florida pilot doing a fly-by over his house spots this burglar trying to break into, of all places, his own home and steal his trailer so the pilot tracks the suspect from the air in his cessna, lands the plane, calls police, who then find the guy, they arrest this alleged thief on the interstate some 40 miles away. >> it sounds crazy. >> it's crazy but if i say it, it's true. >> you know what? that is in fact the case. >>> it was a parade stopper and a tear jerker. an army sergeant deployed to afghanistan stepped off a parade float, surprised his wife and little
sandy. republican leaders took no action on the sandy relief measure last night, angering new york area lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> everybody played by the rules, except tonight, the rug was pulled out from under us, inexcusable and indefensible. we have a moral obligation to have this vote. >> the senate approved more than $60 billion for sandy relief. >> back to the planned story, talk about your eye in the sky, this florida pilot doing a fly-by over his house...
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. >>> the senate has approved a $60.4 billion recovery package for areas hit by superstorm sandy. the bill heads to the house where the prospect for passing are no sure thing. moll y what's the holdup? the price tag. some house republicans say it's too steep and not offset by spending cuts. one south carolina republican congressman says he and others want to help the people hurt by sandy but lawmakers need to figure out where the money's going to come from. >> it's not paid for. i know that's a difficult conversation to have but it's a necessary conversation. if we can't come together and figure out a way to stop spending someplace else to pay for this, do we ever hope to balance or budget? >> the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut are pressing for their states to get the money question. writing the question to every member of the house is if this storm devastated your incidentcy, would you say the house has done enough? we urge your support for this aid. the house is not schedule today vote on this legislation. >> the people are suffering, so what's likely to happe
. >>> the senate has approved a $60.4 billion recovery package for areas hit by superstorm sandy. the bill heads to the house where the prospect for passing are no sure thing. moll y what's the holdup? the price tag. some house republicans say it's too steep and not offset by spending cuts. one south carolina republican congressman says he and others want to help the people hurt by sandy but lawmakers need to figure out where the money's going to come from. >> it's not paid for....
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patti ann: well more misery heaped on a new jersey community still recovering from superstorm sandy. take a look at this. massive street flooding in the town of sea bright yesterday after a river overflowed and combined with the ocean's high tide. homeowners say they were not prepared to handle this again. >> you say to yourself, not again, not again. >> pretty scary. we went through the previous storm and it was bad. and didn't expect another one that quickly. >> it was a little bit more intense than we anticipated. winds were very strong last night. plus we're more vulnerable now because we don't have any sand on the beach. >> it is heartwrenching it really is. but we'll get through it. sea bright is a great town. patti ann: the community is even more vulnerable now because there is so little sand left on the beach after superstorm sandy. gregg: we're getting new videotape of that heavy snow out of canada. take a look at the streets covered knee deep, driving almost impossible. several accidents reported. folks are trying to shovel the snow out of the way. there is no end in sight.
patti ann: well more misery heaped on a new jersey community still recovering from superstorm sandy. take a look at this. massive street flooding in the town of sea bright yesterday after a river overflowed and combined with the ocean's high tide. homeowners say they were not prepared to handle this again. >> you say to yourself, not again, not again. >> pretty scary. we went through the previous storm and it was bad. and didn't expect another one that quickly. >> it was a...
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sandy got help as quickly as possible. why are some blaming the republicans in the house, waiting weeks for a check from fema? we'll have a fair and balanced debate. many americans are headed to the theaters this week to see two different films based on the lives of two presidents. the leadership lessons on the stories of lincoln and fdr and whether our current leaders could take a lesson from them. a new controversy in the classroom after a school introduces yoga as part of its curriculum. and why one parent says doing the downward dog in the schoolhouse violates the constitution. >> fox news alert. as expected john boehner has been reelected as speaker of the house. he will be speaker of the house for the 113th congress, not unexpected and we are trying to get the total votes in terms of the defections, 223 votes and nancy pelosi 192. and now, we expect speaker boehner to give short remarks and then, let's see what will happen after that. and then dean of the house longest serving in history john dingell will administer
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two top events of the year, the election and superstorm sandy, they're in the top five. some others maybe less predictable to you. and we've also got the most watched videos of the year, including the first ever video to pass the 1 billion mark. kevin alaka is the trends manager at youtube, where he tracks popular video phenomena and gets to watch a lot of youtube videos for a living. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> some of these are a little surprising to people. first of all, with regard to google searches, those are u.s.-based searches. >> we analyzed 1 trillion searches from all over the world, and we made different lists of interesting thipgs. the ones we're going to talk about today are the ones from the united states. >> so let's talk about them. this is what you do for a living. what are some of the things that may have surprised you? >> when we're talking about searches, whitney houston was number one for us. >> we have a list of all of them. >> when you look across all of them, people is such an important thing for us. we're very curious abou
two top events of the year, the election and superstorm sandy, they're in the top five. some others maybe less predictable to you. and we've also got the most watched videos of the year, including the first ever video to pass the 1 billion mark. kevin alaka is the trends manager at youtube, where he tracks popular video phenomena and gets to watch a lot of youtube videos for a living. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> some of these are a little surprising to people....
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sandy. >>> if you're leaving the house, watch us on your desk top or mobile phone, go to cnn.com/tv. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. just like you. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec
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this is a sharp turn around when superstorm sandy drug down the sales. these numbers give us good indications about how the overall economy is doing. new homes typically are more expensive than previously-owned ones since they are built from the ground up. that has a ripple effect. it helps add construction jobs and people need to fill and decorate those houses. and also we have seen the market for new homes steadily improving. sales are now up almost 15% over the year. and that's because of a variety of factors. one of them including those record-low mortgage rates. we don't just talk about the depressing stuff. we have good news in the housing market. >> thanks so much. this just in to cnn. a shakeup in president obama's cabinet. lisa jackson for the environmental protection agency will step down from her post after the president's state of the union speech. she began in 1987 as a scientist. >>> talk back question for you today. will america ever come together on guns? your responses, next. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record
this is a sharp turn around when superstorm sandy drug down the sales. these numbers give us good indications about how the overall economy is doing. new homes typically are more expensive than previously-owned ones since they are built from the ground up. that has a ripple effect. it helps add construction jobs and people need to fill and decorate those houses. and also we have seen the market for new homes steadily improving. sales are now up almost 15% over the year. and that's because of a...
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new sales. 400,000 cars that were damaged over a period of time in the storms. 250,000 superstorm sandy here. 40,000 pounds of copper go into a car. housing has turned up a little bit. you have 400 pounds of copper in every new home at least, not even the commercial buildings. >> george -- >> that could being. >> -- would you say that gold is no longer a good safe haven? to me it's been acting like a risk asset and not a safe haven anymore. >> people don't understand what is meant by safe haven for gold. the gold prices is an economic and political barometer not of just the economy but political well-being of the world. there's another saber-rattling. korea firing rockets. you have problems in the middle east. you have major problems that we haven't seen lately because of fiscal cliff and the headlines from italy and spain and of course portugal and greece is not finished yet. >> right. >> so there's plenty of problems. we're going to return back to basics after the fiscal cliff. people will say, you know what, i do need some place to put my money. >> probably not in the backyard or und
new sales. 400,000 cars that were damaged over a period of time in the storms. 250,000 superstorm sandy here. 40,000 pounds of copper go into a car. housing has turned up a little bit. you have 400 pounds of copper in every new home at least, not even the commercial buildings. >> george -- >> that could being. >> -- would you say that gold is no longer a good safe haven? to me it's been acting like a risk asset and not a safe haven anymore. >> people don't understand...
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sandy. no one was more damning than the outspoken republican governor of new jersey chris christie. >> every day that we don't begin to get this aid are days that we can't help people get back in their homes, get businesses reopened, get our economy moving in this state again. those are the real consequences of it. this used to be something that was not political. you know, disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with. now in this current atmosphere everything is the subject of one ups manship. everything is a possibility, a potential piece of bait for the political game. it's just -- it is why the american people hate congress. >> within two hours of christie's tongue lashing boehner announced he would let the new congress vote on the first part at least of the sandy aid package tomorrow. is that good enough? joining me now is new york senator chuck schumer, who visited sandy victims in long island yesterday to assure them that they would get the help that they were promise
sandy. no one was more damning than the outspoken republican governor of new jersey chris christie. >> every day that we don't begin to get this aid are days that we can't help people get back in their homes, get businesses reopened, get our economy moving in this state again. those are the real consequences of it. this used to be something that was not political. you know, disaster relief was something that you didn't play games with. now in this current atmosphere everything is the...
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. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown has an update on some of the areas hit hardest by superstorm sandy where recovery continues at a slow pace. >> suarez: we talk with journalist and author claudia kolker about her research into the "immigrant advantage." it's still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. and we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. tonight the senator-elect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: this turned out to be a long day of waiting for final action on the "fiscal cliff" bill that
. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown has an update on some of the areas hit hardest by superstorm sandy where recovery continues at a slow pace. >> suarez: we talk with journalist and author claudia kolker about her research into the "immigrant advantage." it's still without electricity, gas, sewers or water. and we continue our conversations with new members of the 113th congress. tonight the senator-elect from nebraska, republican deb fischer. >> woodruff: that's all ahead...
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sandy and in 15 minutes republicans voting against john boehner to be house speaker. you just saw karen haas on the floor of the house calling the house into order. there was the gavel. let's bring in peter barnes who is standing by on capitol hill with all of this. here we go. peter: very exciting day, 113th conference -- congress held into session, 33 members of the house, the split is 133 republicans, 200 democrats, two vacancies. on the senate 100 senators, 55 democrats and 45 republicans. we are watching the house today because of this kind of buzz about whether or not john boehner will have any dissenting votes at a minimum order in his run for speaker because with 230 republicans he can only afford to lose 17 votes and we know that there are way more than 17 conservatives and tea party members who have been upset with the speaker's handling of negotiations with the president on the fiscal clip, on the tax bill, his handling of the vote on the hurricanes and the relief bill. we have got no other republican candidates for speaker. he will be going against the dem
sandy and in 15 minutes republicans voting against john boehner to be house speaker. you just saw karen haas on the floor of the house calling the house into order. there was the gavel. let's bring in peter barnes who is standing by on capitol hill with all of this. here we go. peter: very exciting day, 113th conference -- congress held into session, 33 members of the house, the split is 133 republicans, 200 democrats, two vacancies. on the senate 100 senators, 55 democrats and 45 republicans....
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it's mostly going to be about sandy relief money from the superstorm. the cliff will come up, but the source said we are not going over any potential deal because there isn't one and the senate hasn't acted yet. >> but even if they're intending to talk more about sandy relief, don't you think the fiscal cliff issue is going to kind of come up? >> of course it's going to come up, but my only point is the meeting -- that's not what the meeting is about. it's a further indication that -- from the house of representatives that they don't consider this thing ripe enough that they're going to bolt and move on it tonight. >> that'll please new jersey governor chris christie and governor cuomo of new york. but you don't think that's a head fake to try and lower expectations? or not to raise them needlessly on the fiscal cliff? >> look. >> we sound skeptical, don't we? >> yes. but we're not that far from 5:00. and we're not that far from midnight. knowing the way the senate acts, the fact the senate leaders have not announced a deal. i don't think it's a trech t
it's mostly going to be about sandy relief money from the superstorm. the cliff will come up, but the source said we are not going over any potential deal because there isn't one and the senate hasn't acted yet. >> but even if they're intending to talk more about sandy relief, don't you think the fiscal cliff issue is going to kind of come up? >> of course it's going to come up, but my only point is the meeting -- that's not what the meeting is about. it's a further indication that...
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. >> hurricane sandy a superstorm meteorologists are calling a once in a lifetime occurrence. the whole coast is devastated. >> the number of ambulances to move these children is remarkable. >> and lost homes in many forms-- ♪ ♪ >> andrew breitbart died this morning, he was 43. he was a publisher, an activist and a commentator, but that says almost nothing about this force of nature. he was a big kid who treated his opponents like humans. it was never about people, it was always, always about principles. . >> the u.s. has just evacuated all personnel from benghazi to tripoli. >> this was something that was a concerted effort, well organizationed, heavily armed. >> you have the american president, the secretary of state and everybody else in the administration saying loudly that it was because of the video. >> what happened initially was, it was a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired in cairo, as a consequence of the video. >> they threw the libyan president under the bus, he came out and said it's a terror attack and they said he doesn't know what he's talking
. >> hurricane sandy a superstorm meteorologists are calling a once in a lifetime occurrence. the whole coast is devastated. >> the number of ambulances to move these children is remarkable. >> and lost homes in many forms-- ♪ ♪ >> andrew breitbart died this morning, he was 43. he was a publisher, an activist and a commentator, but that says almost nothing about this force of nature. he was a big kid who treated his opponents like humans. it was never about people,...
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sandy and getting power turned back on for those residents who were in the dark and the cold for a couple of weeks. our plans changed a little bit last night. we decided to spend the night in clarks summit because the road conditions deteriorated and we didn't want to go farther north. the borough president told me their snow totals were down last year and they were able to stockpile some of the salt from the roadways last year and that's what they're using for this storm. council president says they're happy this first snowstorm of the season hasn't been a major blizzard for them. >> we're on a good track this year and, you know, the weather, you take what you get. and, we're going to make lemonade out of it i guess. >> reporter: and for holiday travelers trying to make it home this weather has really thrown a wrench into their plans. a jetliner in pittsburgh actually got trapped somehow in the snow on the tarmac. as far as cancellations go, there were 1600 of them yesterday. more than 500 already today. and the airports in newark, new jersey, and also laguardia in new york are operating
sandy and getting power turned back on for those residents who were in the dark and the cold for a couple of weeks. our plans changed a little bit last night. we decided to spend the night in clarks summit because the road conditions deteriorated and we didn't want to go farther north. the borough president told me their snow totals were down last year and they were able to stockpile some of the salt from the roadways last year and that's what they're using for this storm. council president...